Miscellaneous
U.N. taps crowdfunding app to tackle refugee camp food shortages
The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) has responded to a funding crunch by developing a mobile app that lets people around the world donate money to help feed the 4 million displaced Syrians living in neighboring countries. Developed by a start-up in Berlin, the app 'Share the Meal' is Read More...
Microsoft wants to make Bitcoin easier for banks
Microsoft no longer solely counts on Windows 10 to pay the bills. With CEO Satya Nadella at the helm, it's also betting heavily on cloud services, and just revealed an interesting new one: Bitcoin-style encryption. Redmond joined forces with startup ConsenSys on a platform called Ethereum to help Read More...
Balanced crop nutrition for plants and people
With each year’s planting and harvest, the essential nutrients — nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) — must be replenished for optimum plant growth and health. The natural replenishment cycle is often slow and generally unable to keep up with the annual agriculture Read More...
How one startup connects farmers and restaurants in Japan to eliminate food waste
Tokyo-based startup Planet Table launched an online food ordering platform called Send in August, aiming to connect food producers and restaurant chefs directly. When crop, dairy and livestock farmers register their data into the platform, consumers such as restaurants can directly purchase the Read More...
How to combine foods so you get more nutrients
We all know that adding vibrantly colored fruits and vegetables to our plates will increase the nutrient content of our meals. But instead of just focusing on adding these foods, we should also keep absorption in mind. The bioavailability, or the body’s ability to absorb nutrients from a Read More...
Kickstarter has garnered $2 billion in pledges since it launched
Kickstarter announced today that it’s crossed $2 billion in pledges, as of October 11, from over 9.5 million backers since the crowdfunding platform launched in April 2009. The company built a special page to highlight notable facts and figures, and there are lots of them to give you an idea Read More...
What a day of plant-based eating looks like
By definition, "clean eating" can be summed up as consuming real food in, or as close to, its most natural state as possible. Eating to nourish and cleanse the body and mind. Educating yourself on where food comes from. Purchasing or growing foods that are nutritious, unprocessed, and sustainable. Read More...
10 things you need to know to homeschool
I never thought someone would come to me and ask, "How do you homeschool? How do you make it all work." But that is exactly what has happened. Several moms new to homeschooling have asked, "How do I get started?" I'm no expert. I am however, an expert on my own children. We've only been doing this Read More...
Bitcoin to be major reserve currency by 2030: Research
In September, 13 of the world's leading banks joined a project to explore the possibilities behind using a type of distributed ledger in the mainstream financial world. Institutions like Bank of America, Citi and Deutsche Bank joined others like Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan which had already Read More...
Cheers! Guinness to become vegan-friendly
Guinness is in the process of installing a new filtration system at St James's Gate brewery in Ireland that once in place will remove the use of isinglass from the brewing process. The plan is to have the system running by late 2016, with the new brew on the shelves for consumers to buy soon after. Read More...